Revelate Sling, and aero bars

[sfuller]

I'm running profile aero bars on my Fargo for a second hand position, mounted to the stock drop bars. The mounts on my Revelate sling align with the aerobars such that I can't mount the sling centered within the drops. I looked at moving the aerobar mounts further out from the stem, but that places them on the thinner part of the bars and I can't tighten them down (even with the included shims). Thoughts on how to solve this issue, or do I just need to look for a new set of bars with a constant diameter?

[RossC]

If you mount the aerobars on something like a fred bar, it frees up the normal handlebars to mount the sling as usual. That's assuming you have enough steerer left to mount a Fred bar which is the usual issue.

[paxton coyote]

I tried aero bars on my Fargo when I first got it but that was before I got a sling & havn't tried them on there since but thinking about it. I'm wondering if a person can rig up some straps with velcro or something to go AROUND the aero bars themself then put the sling straps through those. I know I've got some straps from bike kyle that may work & I think Backcountry Research may carry them, that's what I'm going to try anyways next time I put my aero bars on, not saying it will work!

[jeremy11]

sew the velcro on in a place that doesn't interfere.

[sfuller]

I'm wondering if a person can rig up some straps with velcro or something to go AROUND the aero bars themself then put the sling straps through those.

That was kind of where I was thinking about going with this going forward. I have access to some velcro loop for tying up cables that I might try. My other option may be to just use a couple of nylon straps in an X pattern and tie a drybag to the handlebars that way. It seems like the sling may not be optimal for this particular bike/handlebar combo. I might have to just resign myself to limiting it to use on my Mukluk instead.

I may look into the Fred Bars, but from a fit standpoint, it's going to either change my aero bar position, handlebar position or both. I have my seating and hand positions pretty well dialed in so that would be a last resort.